Dr Huilan Chen
Profiles

Dr Huilan Chen

Lecturer in Business Strategy and Operations

Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)

Biography

Biography

Office: CKY 308

Lecturer in Business Strategy and Operations

Qualifications

PhD in Management from University of Plymouth, project title: A Knowledge Mobilisation Framework for Lean Supply Chains in Agri-food Industry

Professional membership

Associate Fellow in Advanced Higher Education (AFHEA)

Euro Working Group on Decision Support Systems (EWG-DSS)

Teaching

Teaching

Teaching interests

Undergraduate level:

  • MAR6010 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
Postgraduate level:
  • MAR7003 Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • PBS7000 Capstone project (Dissertation supervision)

Research

Research

Research interests

Knowledge-based techniques in business and management, particularly:

  • Knowledge management (knowledge mobilisation and networking; lean KM)
  • Lean and green operations management
  • Sustainable and global supply chain management
  • Supply chain resilience and risk management 

Publications

Publications

Key publications

Key publications are highlighted

Journals
Articles
Zhao G, Chen H, Liu S, Dennehy D, Jones P & Lopez C (2023) 'Analysis of factors affecting cross-boundary knowledge mobilization in agri-food supply chains: An integrated approach' Journal of Business Research 164, , DOI Open access
Zhao G, Liu S, Elgueta S, Manzur JP, Lopez C & Chen H (2022) 'Knowledge Mobilization for Agri-Food Supply Chain Decisions' International Journal of Decision Support System Technology 15, (2) 1-25 , DOI Open access
Zhao G, Liu S, Chen H & Kasturiratne D (2020) 'The impact of knowledge governance mechanisms on supply chain performance: Empirical evidence from the agri-food industry' Production Planning and Control , DOI Open access
Zhao G, Liu S, Lopez C, Chen H, Lu H, Kumar S & Elgueta S (2020) 'Risk analysis of the agri-food supply chain: A multi-method approach' International Journal of Production Research , DOI Open access
Boshkoska BM, Liu S, Zhao G, Chen H, Fernandez A, Gamboa S, del Pino M, Zarate P & Hernandez J (2019) 'A Decision support system for evaluation of the knowledge sharing crossing boundaries in agri-food value chains' Computers in Industry 110, 64-80 , DOI Open access
Zhao G, Liu S, Lopez C, Lu H, Elgueta S, Boshkoska BM & Chen H (2019) 'Blockchain technology in agri-food value chain management: A synthesis of applications, challenges and future research directions' Computers in Industry 109, 83-99 , DOI Open access
Chen H, Liu S, Zhao G, Guyon CG, Boshkoska BM & Oderanti F (2019) 'Identifying knowledge brokers, artefacts and channels for waste reduction in agri-food supply chains' International Journal of Sustainable Agriculture Management and Informatics , DOI Open access
Mileva Boshkoska B, Liu S & Chen H (2018) 'Towards a knowledge management framework for crossing knowledge boundaries in agricultural value chain' Journal of Decision Systems 27, , DOI Open access
Oyemomi O, Liu S, Neaga I, Chen H & Nakpodia F (2018) 'How cultural impact on knowledge sharing contributes to organizational performance: Using the fsQCA approach' Journal of Business Research , DOI Open access
Chen H, Liu S & Oderanti F (2017) 'A Knowledge Network and Mobilisation Framework for Lean Supply Chain Decisions in Agri-Food Industry' International Journal of Decision Support System Technology 9, (4) 37-48 , DOI Open access
Neaga I, Liu S, Xu L, Chen H & Hao Y (2015) 'Cloud Enabled Big Data Business Platform for Logistics Services: A Research and Development Agenda' 22-33 , DOI
Conference Papers
Wu X, Liu S, Hong S & Chen H (2023) 'Towards an Integrative Assessment Model for Port Sustainability Decisions: A Systematic Review' Springer Nature Switzerland 216-231 , DOI
Liu S, Zhao G, Chen H, Fernandez A, Torres D, Antonelli L, Panetto H & Lezoche M (2021) 'Knowledge mobilisation crossing boundaries: a multi-perspective framework for agri-food value chains' International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) 185-200 , DOI Open access
Zhao G, Liu S, Chen H, Lopez C, Hernandez J, Guyon C, Iannacone R, Calabrese N, Panetto H & Kacprzyk J (2019) 'Value-Chain Wide Food Waste Management: A Systematic Literature Review' Springer International Publishing 41-54 , DOI
chen H, Liu S & Oderanti F (2017) 'Exploring the relationship between knowledge network/ mobilisation and lean performance in agri-food chain context: A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis' 2017 International Conference of Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy (GIKA) Lisbon, Portugal 6-/-0/20176-/-0/2017Open access
Chen H, Liu S & Oderanti F (2016) 'A conceptual framework of knowledge networking and mobilization for lean supply chain decisions' 2016 International Conference on Decision Support System Technology (ICDSST 2016) Plymouth, UK 5-/-0/20165-/-0/2016